2025 Bowl Predictions

[WestCoastHusky]

Fenway Bowl v Army. Get ready for the triple option again.

Sure hope not. Just want a decent opponent at a decent bowl.

 

[Goldenflash]

He has us in Boca Raton against Toledo

If this happens it’s proof the bowl committee has a sense of humor or maybe it’s irony. More importantly it’s a rematch of the 2004 Motor City Bowl, where Dan Orlovsky lead the Huskies to there first ever bowl win.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Could be Pitt at Fenway?

 

[HuskyAlum012]

I think NC st at Fenway makes the most sense

 

[snoopy]

Week 15 Projections (note that most outlets do not have week 15 projections, and some just reuse last week’s projections):

Pro Football Network: Birmingham Bowl, vs. Troy

NYT: Gasparilla, vs. Kennesaw State

Sporting News: Independence Bowl; vs. Iowa State

College Football News: Gasparilla, vs. East Carolina

CBS: hinted at UConn in the Mayo Bowl

Projection Sports: Mayo; vs. Wake Forest

ESPN: Gasparilla vs. WF/NCSU

 

[UConn2SF]

Brett McMurphy's latest projection has UConn in the Gasparilla Bowl (Dec 19) vs Louisville.

 

[Tm203]

Final bowl projections: Predicting every postseason game

With just one day until bowl pairings are officially announced, we forecast who will play where, including the College Football Playoff.

www.espn.com

Both in agreement with Gaspy

 

[BRS24]

Tampa is nice in December (been here 12 years), however if you are planning to attend the bowl game, know that public schools are on break for two weeks, starting 12/22, so the weekend of the game might be a lil crazy. Stadium is 15 mins from airport, with a bunch of hotels along the route. Right now we're ping ponging btw 60s to mid 70s. I was lucky to see the NYE/NYD SEC/B10 bowl game a few times. Sat near the B10 fans and band and it was really fun.

 

[CTFAN4LIFE]

It'd be great to play (and win against) another ACC team!!

 

[snoopy]

Another projection:

USA Today: Mayo, vs. NCSU

 

[Stinger92860]

Fenway Bowl vs Clemson. That's my prediction . You heard it here first.

I just booked my hotel room in Boston (with easy cancellation) just in case we end up in Fenway. If it’s Pinstripe, that should be an easy train ride. I would expect/hope Metro North to run UConn trains directly to THE Stadium. Other locations will require a wait and see. I’d love to fly down to Florida, if I can make it work around family holiday events and work, it’s 4th quarter closing time for us.

 

[Stinger92860]

It'd be great to play (and win against) another ACC team!!

Should that happen and we win, we would be 5-1 vs ACC schools in our last 6 games. I don’t want to hear anymore s h ! t from the ACC fans ever again. Plus throw in undefeated vs ND.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[FfldCntyFan]

I'm curious as to who will be the two 5-7 schools that go bowling? I wonder if our earlier projected matchup with FSU is back on the table.

 

[UConnDan97]

Wow!

That can't be just because of the coaching situation, can it?? Maybe they already know that a bunch of players are opting out of playing?

 

[BugsyCT]

So Rice or Auburn are the 5-7s next in line to get a replacement bid?

 

[RitzLuce1]

If schools can vote down bowls, than there should be no bowl tie-ins to conferences. There are plenty of schools that would like to play in these bowls and if they don’t want to be there than why bother having tie-ins.

 

[HuskyNan]

Huh?

 

[SubbaBub]

In the next 6 weeks, any player considering the portal has to complete finals, look for openings at other programs, visit those programs, negotiate NIL, apply and enroll, then move.

Training for and playing in a meaningless game, in which you could get hurt and blow up your new ride, is beyond dumb.

There will be fewer bowl games going forward and fewer championship games. Now that champs are guaranteed a bye, they are pointless. All that can happen is you steal a bid from one of your better schools.

 

[huskymedic]

Wow!

That can't be just because of the coaching situation, can it?? Maybe they already know that a bunch of players are opting out of playing?

 

[SubbaBub]

Huh?

ESPN owns and controls most of the bowl games. Some bowls get told who's playing. Others get what's left.

 

[BugsyCT]

 

[UConnDan97]

Thanks for that. It was the only thing that made sense...

 

[BugsyCT]

Didi some hunting & gathering this AM and here's a bunch of the latest bowl projections for UConn by the pundits (some are a few days old and might have changed since):
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Tue, Dec 16, 9pm - Salute To Veterans Bowl (Montgomery, AL)
• UConn vs. Troy (CBS Sports)

Fri, Dec 19, 3:30pm - Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa)
• UConn vs. Wake Forest (ESPN-Schlabach)
• UConn vs. NC State (ESPN-Bonaguru, NY Times-The Athletic)
• UConn vs Louisville (CFNews, Brett McMurphy-On3)

Sat, Dec 27, 7:30pm - Gator Bowl (Jacksonville)
• UConn vs. NC State (Draft Kings)

Mon, Dec 29, 2pm - Birmingham Bowl
• UConn vs. UTSA (HERO Sports)
• UConn vs. Troy (Pro Football Network, NewsBreak)

Fri, Jan 2, 8pm - Duke's Mayo Bowl (Charlotte, NC)
• UConn vs. NC State (USA Today)
• UConn vs. Wake Forest (Projection Sports)
• UConn vs. Georgia Tech (Athlon Sports)

 

[Stinger92860]

Damn, anyway we could replace the ACC team? Hearing Miami and Duke to CFB Playoff but I do not believe it. I would love to play PSU and win.

 

[SubbaBub]

Pinstripe is getting a once in a lifetime for them Penn State v Clemson matchup.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Damn, anyway we could replace the ACC team? Hearing Miami and Duke to CFB Playoff but I do not believe it. I would love to play PSU and win.

No chance ACC get two in the playoff

 

[BRS24]

Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh the fawning over Alabama on the Bowl show is nauseating as hell

 

[BugsyCT]

No chance ACC get two in the playoff

I bet they put Miami in just to save face for the ACC

 

[ATLDYKA]

Aren't these the same pundits who always say it should be the best 12 teams at end of year. They keep bringing up that Alabama win at Georgia. Georgia not the same team then they are now, neither is Alabama. Alabama has gone backwards. Same with ND/Miami comparison